Jason Calacanis: belief

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…There are text files open on people's computers when they're talking. We have a docket with the notes, but that's mainly for me to queue it up. I just read the four or five bullet points so people know it. I do that with my team, the docket, but the docket is built from the five or six stories that people submit to our group chat and say, hey, put this on the docket. I think Sacks has some research help. Friedberg and Chamath read the stories or they're well read. All of us read constantly. We're in the information business of talking to people about the world. So you guys are investors, you know how it is. You do 20 meetings a week with founders, they're going to tell you everything about the world. You guys are still young. But imagine you do that for 20 years, you're going to get smarter. You're a journalist for 20 years, you get pretty—I wouldn't say smart, but you'll be informed. If you're hearing the right pitches, you actually are getting cutting edge information before it's widely available.…

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